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Show the United States, and says lhat it would be a matter for deep regret it tho action ofj a minority of me people of California should cripple r.ie commercial com-mercial and diplomatic relations or the two countries. Tho Hocni ne-clares ne-clares that it Is evident the present disturbance is only temporary. Notwithstanding the improved tone of the press, It, is quite evident that tho recent action of the California and Nevada legislatures hus crparoc a reel-' ing among commercial men. and even in thf official element, whicTi is calculated calcu-lated to damage the . position of tho United States with Japan, which formerly for-merly was becoming steadily wtrong-. wtrong-. Reports emanating from correspondents correspon-dents of Japanese newspapers, with the exception of the Jchl, Dempo and Jljl have created a denp c-j?ct upon 1he Japanese. The papnr suilotln boards are continually surrounded by readers of the lower classes, wiio serious faces and comment snow the effect of the news container! in trio dispatches from the Unltea States. Even among the better classes, th Japanese find it Impossible to conceal their chagrin at tho resionse of tho United States to Japan's hospitality to the officers and men of the battleship fleet and other visitors from America. JAPAN FAILS TO BE ALARMED BT NEVADA ! LEADING PAPERS LOOK UPON j RESOLUTION INDIFFERENTLY. 1 I But the Japanese of the Lower Classes Are Deeply Interested rn the Bulletin Boards. Tokio, Feb. 6. The passage ny tne lower house of the Nevaca segisiaturo of an autl-Japanese resolution wa6 received re-ceived here with remarkable indifference. indiffer-ence. Tho publication or tne text ot the resolution arouses active resentment resent-ment only In the columns or the second sec-ond rate press The leading newspapers, newspap-ers, in commenting on the resolution, pointed out the fact lhat Nevada was a small state and did not necessarily represent the sentiment of the American Am-erican people.' Foreign Minister 'Komura, in addressing ad-dressing the house of lords today, repeated re-peated verbatim the speecn ne made in the diet a few days ago. His remarks re-marks caused no discussion The absence of extended comment on the situation in the Japanese newspapers news-papers is belioved to be due to the reported re-ported action of the Callrornin legislature legisla-ture in defeating the Drew Anti-Alien Land bill, and also to the resolutions of the Now York board or trade and President Roosovelt'8 letters and telegrams tel-egrams to Governor Glllett, all of which have been fully reported to the local press. The leading newspapers today comment favorably on the present pres-ent aspect of tho situation. The Asahl says that notwithstanding many mis-understanding mis-understanding the relations of America Ameri-ca and Japan remain unimpaired. The Hochl, one of the papers watch has most bittorly denoiice7 the action of tho California leglilarure, congratulates' congratu-lates' Japan on the maintenance of good relations of Amenca and Japan remain unimpalrod. The Hochl, one of the papers which has most bitterly denounced theHctlou of the California legislature, congratulates Japan oh Jue , maintenance oi good roiatious with |